Body Space or Junction
ankle joint
ank·le joint
Subclass of:
Foot joint
Definitions related to ankle joint:
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A gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the TIBIA; the malleolar articular surface of the FIBULA; and the medial malleolar, lateral malleolar, and superior surfaces of the TALUS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The ankle joint is a hinged synovial joint with primarily up-and-down movement (plantarflexion and dorsiflexion). However, when the range of motion of the ankle and subtalar joints (talocalcaneal and talocalcaneonavicular) is taken together, the complex functions as a universal joint (see the image below).WebMD, 2019
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